Flier for spinning and doubling machines.



I No. 708,945.

Patented Sept. 9, I902. T. WATSON. FLIER FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLINGMACHINES.

(Application filed July 17, 1901.) (No Model.)

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THOMAS WATSON, OF BRIDGE OF WEIR, SCOTLAND, ASSIGNOR TO ERNEST SYMINGTONCOATS, OF PAISLEY, SCOTLAND.

FLIER FOR SPINNING AND DOUBLING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 708,945, datedSeptember 9, 190 2.

Original application filed April 12, 1901, Serial No. 55,514. Dividedand this application filed July 17, 1901. Serial To all whom, it mayconcern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS \VATSON, a subject of the King of GreatBritain and Ireland, and a resident of Bridge of Weir,in the county ofRenfrew, Scotland, (whose postal address is Glenapp, Bridge of WVeir,Scotland,) have invented a certain Improved Flier for Spinning andDoubling Machinery, (for which application for British patent has beenmade,

No. 16,816, dated September 21,1900,) of which the followingis aspecification.

My said invention has for its object to provide an improved flier-devicewhereby the tension of the yarn is regulated as it is being Wound eitheron the bare spindle or on a tube or bobbin placed thereon, so that thestrain on the yarn or thread shall be as nearly as possible equalthroughout from the beginning to the end of the building of the cop.

My invention is shown on the accompanying sheet of drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a plan, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section, of an improvedflier-piece, Figs. 3 and 4 being, respectively, a plan and a verticalelevation of a tubular bearing for the flier.

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 2 of a variation of the improved flier.

As shown in the drawings, the improved flier device consistsof a shorttube 1, which 0 is arranged to rotate on a tubular bearingpiece 2,encircling the spindle 3 and fixed to a fixed rail 4 of thespinning-frame, grooves 5, of somewhat spiral shape, being formed aroundthe outer circumference of the tubu- 3 5 lar bearing for suit-ablycirculating the oil for lubricating the parts. The lower portion of theshort tube 1 dips or extends down into an oil chamber or casing 6,divided in to two parts by a detachable annular piece or partition 7arranged within it, this annular piece being prevented from turning by astop or key 70, formed on its flanged lower end, engaging in a slotformed in the chamber, holes 8 being formed around the lower part of theannular 5 piece for the admission of oil to the parts. Recesses 9 foroil are also formed all around the bottom of the oil-casing, so that theoil can be most advantageously retained for distribution to the hearingas required. Outer (No model.)

and inner hooded parts 10 11 are formed on the short flier-tube l, theouter hood fitting over and encircling the upper end of the oilcasing 6and the inner hood extending into the casing, so that the upper end ofthe easing thus projects into the space between the hoods, a groove 12being formed on the fliertube to receive a driving-band to connect thetube to the driving-drums. (Not shown.) The annular piece 7 and theinner hood 11 act as baffles and prevent the oil from being thrown outof the casing 6 during the rotation of the flier-tube 1. On the upperend of the flier-tube 1 there is fixed a guide-eye 16 for the yarn orthread, and on the opposite part of the upper end there is centered on astud 17 a lever or finger 18, formed, preferably, with two arms, asshown, and made of wire of suitable metal. The longer arm of the lever18 is formed with a hook 19, which extends inward, so as to bear againstthe yarn on the spindle3. (Shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.) The yarn orthread 20 is led ontothe spindle 3 through the guide-eye 16 and'thenover the hook 19 of the finger-piece 18, so that on the flier 1 rotatingthe yarn is carried around the spindle, the shorter arm of the lover orfinger 18 being arranged to act against a stop 21, so as to limit theoutward movement of the longer arm. The finger-piece 18 is preferablybalanced,so that the hooked end 19 always keeps in close contact withthe yarn on the spindle 3, easy and firm winding being thereby produced,the strain on the yarn being regular throughout the winding process. Ahand or knee brake 22 is fitted, as shown, so as to act against eachflier 1, and thereby enable the fliers to be stopped separately whenrequired. As shown in Fig. 5,the guide-eye l6 and hooked finger 18 maybe attached to the upper end of a ring-piece 23, which is made separatefrom the flier-tube 1. This detachable ring-piece 23 is fitted looselyonto the upper part of the flier-tube l and has a lower flanged part 24,formed with a beveled outer edge 25, which fits closely a correspondingpart in the fliertube, so that the detachable piece 23 is made to rotatealong with the flier-tube 1 by the friction action set up between theseparts.

WVith this arrangement of flier the handbrake 22 is dispensed with, andwhen it is desired to stop the spindle for any purpose the attendantsimply applies a tongs-like gripper or similar braking instrument (notshown) to the sides of the detachable piece, so as thereby to overcomethe friction action, and thus stop its rotation. One of the mainadvantages of this type of flier is that the life of the driving-band isthereby greatly increased, as no extra friction is imparted to it when aspindle is stopped, as the flier-tube still continues to rotate,althoughthe detachable piece has been prevented from revolving. A guardpiece 26of horseshoe shape, Fig. 1, is provided for each fiier, the guard beingfixed to an upper longitudinal rail 27 of the machine.

I claim as my invention- 1. In fliers for spinning and doublingmachinery, a tubular bearing-piece to encircle the spindle and havingoil-grooves on its bearing-face, and an oil-chamber for the bearingpiecehaving an annular piece fixed therein to divide the chamber intocompartments, in combination with a flier-tube on the tubularbearing-piece, a hood for the latter, a driving-pulley, a hand-brake, aguide-eye, a twoarmed lever, a stud for the latter and a stop,substantially as described.

2. An improved flier for spinning and donbling machinery, comprising atubular bear-,

ing-piece, having oil-grooves and an outer annular wall in one with it,comprising an oil-chamber, a fixed annular piece in the latter, incombination with a flier-tube adapted to rest on its lower edge in saidchamber, and having hoods, one outside the oil-chamber and extendingdown below the top of the oilchamber and one outside the annular pieceextending down between the annular piece and the oil-chamber wall,substantially as described.

3. An improved flier for spinning and donbling machinery, comprising atubular bearing-piece, a flier-tube, a pulley for the latter,

and a ring-piece frictionally held to the fliertube carrying theguide-eye, said ring-piece normally revolving with the flier-tube, butadapted to be stopped independently without stopping the pulley,substantially as described.

4. A flier-tube, comprising a pulley and hood and a ring thereforcarrying the guideeye, said ring having a flanged beveled lower endfitting into a corresponding groove in the flier-tube, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof 'I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

I THOMAS WATSON.

NVitnesses:

DAVID FERGUSON, GEORGE PATTERSON.

